"Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never-in nothing, great or small, large or petty - never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy." -Winston Churchill
I learned to respect Winston Churchill while growing up largely due to the influence of my cousin, Hyong. He memorized several of Winston Churchill speeches and I loved listening to him recite it over and over again at family parties. I was his only audience. What can I say? I am fond of intellectuals a.k.a. nerds.
All this to say that I ended up using my own version of the above speech repeatedly during the year I led small group for my friends, Susan and Celeste, whose charming company I had the joy of experiencing once again this past weekend in Vegas. "Never ever ever give up," I'd say with an almost vicious conviction, "As long as you don't give up or quit, you will be victorious!" I felt like Brave Heart leading the girls to battle.
I met Susan at Mandalay Bay's Beach Level. They had been at the pool since morning when I arrived there early afternoon. Susan came out to meet me. As soon as she saw me, she started to run and call out my name with a huge smile on her face. It was 115 degrees outside and it was work just to breathe. How could anybody be so happy to see me? Why? Her bright smile and full embrace stirred my heart: you are loved. Two years have already passed since Susan last visited me in California.
"I can't believe you're really here!" exclaimed Celeste. She bragged about me to Erik and Steve to the point of embarrassment - the expression of her affections for me and again my heart echoed softly: you are loved. Why should I be so blessed with so much love?
No wonder my heart longed so much to be reunited with them again.
I learned to respect Winston Churchill while growing up largely due to the influence of my cousin, Hyong. He memorized several of Winston Churchill speeches and I loved listening to him recite it over and over again at family parties. I was his only audience. What can I say? I am fond of intellectuals a.k.a. nerds.
All this to say that I ended up using my own version of the above speech repeatedly during the year I led small group for my friends, Susan and Celeste, whose charming company I had the joy of experiencing once again this past weekend in Vegas. "Never ever ever give up," I'd say with an almost vicious conviction, "As long as you don't give up or quit, you will be victorious!" I felt like Brave Heart leading the girls to battle.
I met Susan at Mandalay Bay's Beach Level. They had been at the pool since morning when I arrived there early afternoon. Susan came out to meet me. As soon as she saw me, she started to run and call out my name with a huge smile on her face. It was 115 degrees outside and it was work just to breathe. How could anybody be so happy to see me? Why? Her bright smile and full embrace stirred my heart: you are loved. Two years have already passed since Susan last visited me in California.
"I can't believe you're really here!" exclaimed Celeste. She bragged about me to Erik and Steve to the point of embarrassment - the expression of her affections for me and again my heart echoed softly: you are loved. Why should I be so blessed with so much love?
No wonder my heart longed so much to be reunited with them again.
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